Education Consultant and President of Tri-County GATE Council Tri-County GATE Council Newbury Park, California, United States
Short Description: Guide gifted learners to advocate for themselves and others as they transform ideas into action plans that promote civic change through school and community involvement. Using Inquiry/PBL and Universal Themes, craft lessons that are authentic in thought and action. Learn how Sustainable Development Goals, driving questions, advanced content, and current events help learners enact real change locally and globally.
Learning Objectives:
Create lessons that address greater diversity, equity, and inclusion within and beyond the classroom regarding representation and local and global impact.
Develop learning opportunities for gifted students to grow personally, act internationally, become stewards of resources, and to appreciate and nurture diversity through a connection to human rights issues.
Extend learning in ways that are culturally relevant and responsive that apply to real-world scenarios, honoring students as agents of change using an awareness > advocacy > action pathway.
